All 109's have the same weakness to high speeds. Over 450mph they all suffer terrible compression problems that can lead to almost total loss of control in a terminal dive
No, they suffered from heavy controls in pitch and roll axis when airspeeds were high. Compression is something different. 109s are reported to have easily recovered from dive speeds in excess of 800km/h safely. The elevator trim shifted the angle of the entire horizontal stab plane and was thoroughly effective.
Ofcourse, in reality, since the trim action required the pilot to use his left hand to manually turn the trim wheel, he'd only have his right hand to apply constant pressure on the stick during trim adjustment. If we assume 50lbs stick pressure for a normal, healthy pilot, in reality the pilot would be able to assert only about 25lbs with his right hand when his left hand is adjusting the trim wheel. But ofcourse, none of this bothers the AH planes, so nothing is more gamey with the 109s.
The roll axis, however, is a different story. This is the true bane of the 109s. While pitch momentum can be altered somewhat easily with the use of trim during combat, heavy and often unresponsive controls in the roll axis at those speeds, is the true reason why the 109 is not really fit as a pure BnZ fighter. Even slight jinking at speeds over 450mph will often make it very difficult for the 109 behind to follow.
The only real way to get out of this problem is if someone links up his trim controls to the stick control, so every time he swerves his stick left and right the trim would also be adjusted in the corresponding direction, effectively offsetting the effects of stiff controls. In this case, it could be considered quite "gamey".
